A weekly collection of education-related news from around the web.

Asian American And Pacific Islander Curriculum Grows Around The US

“A dozen states had statutes requiring Asian American and Pacific Islander studies curriculum in K-12 schools as of Oct. 3, while recently introduced bills in another four states would require these studies, according to updated research by the nonprofit Committee of 100.”

Ransomware Attacks Have More Than Tripled Since 2016

“The ransom payments averaged $7.5 million, according to the 99 lower education survey participants who had paid demands… According to Comparitech, a cybersecurity and online privacy product review website, the K-12 and higher education sectors lost 12.6 school days on average in 2023 from ransomware attacks.”

Issues

Every week I send out articles I encounter from around the web. Subject matter ranges from hard knowledge about teaching to research about creativity and cognitive science to stories from other industries that, by analogy, inform what we do as educators. This breadth helps us see our work in new ways.

Readers include teachers, school leaders, university overseers, conference organizers, think tank workers, startup founders, nonprofit leaders, and people who are simply interested in what’s happening in education. They say it helps them keep tabs on what matters most in the conversation surrounding schools, teaching, learning, and more.

Peter Nilsson

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